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After drafting two players rehabbing from serious knee injuries last year, the 49ers have done it again.

A day after selecting Clemson guard Brandon Thomas (torn ACL) with the last pick of the third round, the 49ers drafted Florida Atlantic cornerback Keith Reaser (5-11, 189) in the fifth round today.

Reaser tore his ACL in October and the injury has required two surgeries. After meeting with doctors at the NFL combine in February, Reaser went to Pensacola, Fla., to visit renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews, who determined his body was rejecting the graft used from a cadaver in his first surgery. He had a second surgery on Feb. 27 in which a graft was used from his patellar tendon.

“Everything’s cleaned up now,” Reaser said. “So I should be good to go.”

A three-year starter at FAU, Reaser said he’s run a 4.32 40-yard dash. He obviously wasn’t able to run at the combine, but he had 22 reps of 225 pounds on the bench, matching the second-best total among cornerbacks.

“I think I’m a guy that can do it all,” Reaser said. “I can press, I can play off. I think I’m an all-around guy and I know the game well.”

Last year, the 49ers selected defensive end Tank Carradine in the second round and running back Marcus Lattimore in the fourth. Neither played a snap in 2013 because of knee injuries they sustained in college.

The 49ers have entered the past two drafts with a talent-laden roster and double-digit draft picks. As a result, they’ve identified injured players who won’t take up a spot on the 53-man roster as rookies, but could pay future dividends.